Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock (Review)

Series: Newpointe 911 #3
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Zondervan 
Released: April 3, 1998
352 pages

About the Book:

What will it cost to keep a promise? Of the four people at the Newpointe post office when the bomb went off, three were killed instantly. The fourth, a five-year-old boy, lies comatose in the hospital and might not survive. Who would do such a thing? The answer comes in the form of a gunman crashing through the door of the hotel room where Jill Clark is staying. With a rifle barrel pointed at her temple, the young attorney suddenly finds herself the hostage of a desperate man whose actions hardly fit his claim that he's innocent of the bombing. Only later, when the suspect is behind bars, does Jill wonder whether he's as guilty as he appears. Prompted by a terrifying attempt on her life, Jill and old flame Dan Nichols dig deeper into the case. But standing in their way lies an obstacle Jill hasn't counted the power of a covenant. It could change her life. Or, with the clock ticking, it could seal her death.






My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐


Book begins with a bombing at the local post office, and the Jill is taken hostage. I was fully invested in the investigation. Can they catch the person or people responsible before anyone else gets hurt? I understood Jill's reactions to Jerry and wanted to know his backstory. I had been rooting for the relationship between Jill and Dan until I became frustrated with the way Dan reacted after a disagreement with Jill. I was glad when he took action to correct his error. The part about covenants was really interesting. I liked how Jill and Dan took the time to research God's Word for answers to the questions they were facing and the way they openly discussed it between them. There were a couple of things that happened that had me question if it was really possible for the bad guy/s to do that. It was great to see characters from previous books again. While the ending does provide a conclusion to this story, it also provides a hint to who the main characters of the next book are going to be.

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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